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地

de/dì · di

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HSK 1Old HSK 3Measure word: 片 piàn

Meaning

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de 地

  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

dì 地

  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land
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Money on the ground

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，地上(dìshang)有(yǒu)一(yī)张(zhāng)一百(yībǎi)块(kuài)！

    Look, there is a hundred-yuan note on the ground!

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)看到(kàndào)？

    Where? I didn't see it.

  3. Liangliang

    就(jiù)在(zài)地上(dìshang)，你的(nǐde)脚(jiǎo)旁边(pángbiān)。

    Right on the ground, next to your foot.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)捡(jiǎn)起来(qǐlai)了(le)……这(zhè)是(shì)假(jiǎ)的(de)。

    I picked it up... it's fake.

  5. Liangliang

    假(jiǎ)的(de)？

    Fake?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，上面(shàngmiàn)写着(xiězhe)“玩具(wánjù)”。

    Yes. It says "toy" on it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)慢(màn)慢(màn)地(de)走(zǒu)进(jìn)了(le)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He slowly walked into the room.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)高(gāo)兴(xìng)地(de)在(zài)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)跑(pǎo)。

The children happily ran on the grass.

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